In February 2018, Apple became the first US company with a market cap of over $1 Trillion. This followed a jump in its stock after reporting strong Q3 earnings that saw the iPhone manufacturer surpass both its own projections and analysts’ estimates. So how did this startup that at one point almost went bankrupt become the most valuable company in the world? Let’s take a trip down memory lane and look and some of the most important milestones of Apple’s journey to $1 trillion.